Neighbourhood guide
Mouassine and the north medina
Ben Youssef, Le Jardin Secret, Dar el Bacha, the Maison de la Photographie and the riads near Bab Doukkala.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Marco Almbauer · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsNorth of the souks, the medina grows quieter: the Ben Youssef Madrasa, the restored Le Jardin Secret, the museums of Mouassine and Dar el Bacha, and the riad hotels around Bab Doukkala.
Sights
Ben Youssef Madrasa, Le Jardin Secret, the Musée de Mouassine and its concerts, Dar el Bacha, and the Maison de la Photographie.
Eating and drinking
Le Foundouk, the café of Le Jardin Secret and the roof of the Maison de la Photographie.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © muffinn from Worcester, UK · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsStaying
La Maison Arabe, Riad Kniza, L’Hôtel Marrakech, Dar Darma and Riad 72.
Make it a morning of courtyards and museums.
Our advice: the Musée de Mouassine’s concerts are on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating and drinking
- Staying
What’s nearby
Distances from Mouassine and the north medina are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Ben Youssef Madrasa400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Koutoubia650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Bahia Palace1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Saadian Tombs1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Jardin Majorelle1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Menara gardens3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Marrakech Menara Airport4.8 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 23 min
The station and the square
- Jemaa el-Fna500 mWalk 6 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Marrakech station2.5 kmWalk 32 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 16 min
Location
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More in depth
The back storyMarrakech at the table: tagines, terraces and the night marketLe Marocain at La Mamounia, Al Fassia’s kitchen of women, the roof terraces of Nomad, L’mida and Le Foundouk, the brasserie of Gueliz and the smoke of Jemaa el-Fna at night: how Marrakech eats.
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The back storyWhere Marrakech sleeps: palaces, riads and the gardens beyond the wallsLa Mamounia and the Royal Mansour inside the walls, riads such as El Fenn and La Maison Arabe in the lanes of the medina, and the garden resorts of the Palmeraie and the Atlas road: where to stay in Marrakech.